Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-09

tiOu IoT ooDiiCeJ, iaob Weth, Dy
adopting local option; She is not
afraid of losing her trade by the
absence of saloons and saloonists.
She prefers sober idustrious citi-
rens, to debauched drunkards.
She prefers that all her tax-paying
citizens help repair her streets
and sidewalks, rather than to keep
them in repair by the suffering
and want of the drunkard's family
She believes that the many and
not the few, should provide The
city with revenue Why not try
it in this countv.---Milan Repub-
lican.
The miners at Bevier, WHO quit
work two weeks ago so as 70 help
the mule drivers in two of Lomis's
mines and Watson's mine to carry
out their strike for reduction in
time from 10 to 9 hours day and
declared that they would demand
an increase in wages on Sept. LIST
from 20 cents to so cents for rid
died coal per ton, and from so to
10 cents for unriddled coal per ton
reconsidered their action last
Monday and went back to work ON
Thursday at the previous rates for
the present. There were 240 of
the miners who quit work and Is
of the striking mule drivers.
Everything is moving along nice
ly there now, and no trouble is an
ticipated. Macon Times.
Years ago a man named Miller,
living in Blodgett, Mo. purchas-
ed large plat of land from the
iron Mountain railroad, which he
occupied without molestation un-
til, for some reason not known to
the public, the railroad people en-
deavored in various ways to rid
themselves of him, finally issuing
an order of election. He wrote to
President Cleveland explaining
fully the circumstances by which
he came into possession of the
property, and an answer was re-
ceived in due time advising him.
to retain possession at all hazards,
stating further tnat by reason of
failure of the railroad to keep
certain contracts with the govern
ment they had forfeited all light
and title to them, and that the
entire tract in possession of the
railroad company were subject to
registration and occupation by
bona tide settlers the same as any
other government lands. The |
news spread like a prairie fire, and
it is said that the settlers are rush
ing to southwestern Missouri and |
squatting on the finest lands in the
state.
Train No s pulled by engineer
25S Joe W. Thomas, engineer and
Harvey CHM, conductor, struck
man about six miles this side of
st. Joe, last night, at what is
known as the Saxton crossing.
Engineer Thomas was making
ruhssrom st. Joe to Stockbridge,
in order to meet No. 5, and was
bowling along about thirty miles
an hour. just before reaching the
crossing he gave the ordinary
alarm whistle and just as he did SO
he observed team going over the
track. He put on the air AMI the
driver of the team whipped up
and got across all right. He was ,
Just in the act of letting off the air
when another team appeared in
sight out of the cut in which the
crossing is located. The engineer
had no chance to stop as he was ,
then within forty feet of the cross
ing. He had time to see that there .
was only one occupant of the wag- .
on when he struck the vehicle !
right at the front wheels. The
train was stopped and backed up,
and a man was found lying in the
right of way, fifty feet from the
crossing. A terrible cash was 5
cut in his head from which the :,
blood was oozing. The wagon :
was in splinters and a pair of :
mules were lying against the !
fence tangled up in the harness.
They were cut loose and found to ,
be unhurt. The man was picked .
up and taken into stockbridge
where it was learned that his ,
name was Henry Rapp, and =
that he was a farmer living near .
there. He died about the time :.
The station was reached. 1t was =
also ascertained that he was al !
most totally deaf, which accounts =
or his not hearing the whistle. .
Engineer Thomas was exonerated E
oy every one on the train, as we'll =
Is several farmers who lived near =
~, all of whom distinctly heard .
us whistle for the crossing. .
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